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Eloise Powers

@elnopower.bsky.social
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Citizen of the World. Pro Democracy, Justice, Diversity, & Kindness! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Trump🚫MAGA🚫Bibi🚫 I ❤️ 🐦🦜🦉🕊️🦩🪿🦆🦢 Free Palestine 🇯🇴 I Stand With Ukraine 🇺🇦🌻 No war with Iran🚫 No DMs🚫

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Eloise Powers @elnopower.bsky.social · 9h
Cornell 7? Nah... Cornell 57. 50 men felt comfortable talking about this WHILE IT WAS HAPPENING. I hope she BANKRUPTS Cornell University
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🏹. ..........🎯
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Eloise Powers @elnopower.bsky.social · 10h
Scaly Ground-Roller - Geobiastes squamiger - Birds of the World share.google/JAHmJzswFcvW...
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Scaly Ground-Roller - Geobiastes squamiger - Birds of the World
Species accounts for all the birds of the world.
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Eloise Powers @elnopower.bsky.social · 10h
Bearded Bellbird - Procnias averano - Birds of the World share.google/YD8EaZ29dk8f...
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Bearded Bellbird - Procnias averano - Birds of the World
Species accounts for all the birds of the world.
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Eloise Powers @elnopower.bsky.social · 10h
Blue-whiskered Tanager It is found in the Chocó of Colombia and Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. Rare tanager restricted to lowland and foothill rainforests. 📸: @camilo_escar
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Eloise Powers @elnopower.bsky.social · 10h
Blue Dacnis Brazil This member of the tanager family is found from Nicaragua to Panama, on Trinidad, and in South America south to Bolivia and northern Argentina. It is widespread and often common, especially in parts of its South American range. The blue dacnis is 12.7 cm long. 📸: @glopezespina
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Eloise Powers @elnopower.bsky.social · 10h
- Letter-winged Kite (Elanus scriptus), a small and rare raptor native to Australia - Photo courtesy of Nik Borrow.
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Scaly Ground-Roller (Geobiastes squamiger) endemic to Madagascar by Dubi Shapiro.
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- Bearded Bellbird (Procnias averano) in Trinidad - Photo courtsy of John Pringle.
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Eloise Powers @elnopower.bsky.social · 10h
Royal Flycatcher. This is a genus of small, colorful birds from Central and South America, famous for the male's spectacular, fan-shaped crest of red, blue, and black feathers, which it raises during courtship or threats. These insect-eating birds inhabit tropical rainforests. 📸: @rgfoto_cr
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Eloise Powers @elnopower.bsky.social · 11h
Pure fucking evil...
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papaesoco.bsky.social @papaesoco.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The Pentagon’s Secret Budget theintercept.com/2026/10/01/t...
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The Pentagon’s Secret Budget
Trump’s proposed budget hides $1 trillion in military spending from the public by spreading it across disparate government agencies.
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papaesoco.bsky.social @papaesoco.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Public Radio Station Forced to Call Gulf of Mexico the “Gulf of America” theintercept.com/2026/10/02/g...
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Public Radio Station Forced to Call Gulf of Mexico the “Gulf of America”
Rather than stand up for editorial independence, the University of Alabama at Birmingham is rolling over to Trump and his “Gulf of America.”
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papaesoco.bsky.social @papaesoco.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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What the fuck is this?
How did we Nazi this coming?
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papaesoco.bsky.social @papaesoco.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
open.substack.com/pub/thomhart... ...every child in the country...
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Is Trump Building the Infrastructure of a Police State One Child at a Time?
For ninety years Americans fought to keep the government from building one master file on each of us. This week Trump and Scott Bessent started one for every child in the country...
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papaesoco.bsky.social @papaesoco.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
open.substack.com/pub/borowitz... WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)—In yet another setback for the embattled lawmaker, on Monday Senator Eric Schmitt (R-Missouri) was rushed to the hospital after walking into a wall. According to sources close to the senator, the mishap was not
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Eric Schmitt Hospitalized After Walking Into Wall
Yet another setback for the embattled lawmaker.
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papaesoco.bsky.social @papaesoco.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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The Central Question of Power in America
Can we reverse the power shift that began four decades ago? This is the biggest question lurking behind the midterm campaigns.
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papaesoco.bsky.social @papaesoco.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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The Trump Administration is a Cesspit of Corruption
And fighting it should be at the heart of the Democratic agenda
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papaesoco.bsky.social @papaesoco.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
USDA Cuts, Labor Shortages Rankle Struggling Farm Economy barnraisingmedia.com/2026-electio...
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USDA Cuts, Labor Shortages Rankle Struggling Farm Economy
More than 60% of U.S. mushrooms are grown in southeast Pennsylvania. But the Trump administration’s immigration policy and cuts to conservation funding and USDA staff have made the industry a politica...
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papaesoco.bsky.social @papaesoco.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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First Draft: Free-Falling Trump Whines, Bitches, and Bribes – as New and Stunning Polls Keep Piling on the Pain
The president made his $5,000 ‘promise’ (bribe?) again, and called a must-win candidate a ‘pain in the ass.’ It’s almost as if he wants to lose. Plus: Ro Khanna takes an early shot at a ‘28 rival.
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papaesoco.bsky.social @papaesoco.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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The St. George Hotel Shows How Los Angeles Can Lose Affordable Housing While Fighting Homelessness
A deteriorating downtown residential hotel has displaced vulnerable tenants while exposing weaknesses in the city’s housing enforcement system.
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papaesoco.bsky.social @papaesoco.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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AI, Surveillance and War: Who Is Emerging Technology Really Serving?
The newest technologies may be sold as progress, but many are strengthening the power of militaries, corporations and governments over ordinary people.
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papaesoco.bsky.social @papaesoco.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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Is Nicaragua Next? Rubio, the OAS and Washington’s Regime-Change Pressure
After Venezuela and Cuba, the Trump administration is increasing pressure on Nicaragua through sanctions, diplomatic isolation and demands for political change.
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papaesoco.bsky.social @papaesoco.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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Trump Is Trusting Tech Companies to Self-Police AI. What Could Go Wrong?
Trump’s refusal to heed the warnings from within the tech industry might end up being his most asinine legacy.
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Citizen Jones @citizenjones123.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Baylor University, good Baptist Texans, had Ken Starr as president when at least 15 girls were SA’d l, and coaches intimidated them. Starr, who got Clinton impeached , then got Epstein his “sweetheart deal” coverup, before going to Baylor to bury more predatory sex. www.espn.com/college-spor...
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Baylor settles 2016 sexual assault lawsuit with 15 survivors
Baylor has settled a yearslong federal lawsuit brought by 15 women who alleged they were sexually assaulted, some by football players, at the school. Terms of the settlement were not disclosed.
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Eloise Powers @elnopower.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Black-crested Coquette. The black-crested coquette (Lophornis helenae) is a species of hummingbird in the "coquettes", tribe Lesbiini of subfamily Lesbiinae. It is found in Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua. 📸: @osa_photography
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Eloise Powers @elnopower.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Banded Kingfisher This is a tree kingfisher found in lowland tropical forests of southeast Asia. It is the only member of the genus Lacedo. Male and female adults are very different in plumage. The male has a bright blue crown with black and blue banding on the back. 📸: @fajar.andriyanto
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Eloise Powers @elnopower.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
- Schalow's turaco (Tauraco schalowi) is a frugivorous bird in the family Musophagidae. - Photo courtesy of Kevin Bartlett‎, Namibia.
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Eloise Powers @elnopower.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
- Atlantic Puffins (Fratercula arctica) in Iceland - Photo courtesy of Sarah Bethea.
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Eloise Powers @elnopower.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
- Juvenile Barred Owls (Strix varia) in Minnesota, USA - Photo courtesy of Pat Wolesky.
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Scarlet-thighed Dacnis Costa Rica This is a tanager 4¾" long. It is found in Costa Rica, Colombia, Ecuador and Panama. Iris bright red in male, duller red in female. Male unmistakable with bright turquoise blue crown and nape, sides of head and neck, centre of back, rump and scapulars. 📷: @nebirds
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Eloise Powers @elnopower.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
If they allegedly can’t even remember which victim Jane Doe was, that raises a horrifying question: How many victims were there? HOW. MANY. WERE. THERE? Every survivor deserves to be heard, believed, and protected not identified, hara$sed, or doxxed.
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papaesoco.bsky.social @papaesoco.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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Trump’s Illegal Campaign Ads Are an Admission of Defeat
Even as the administration pummels the airwaves with slopaganda, Republicans are panicking about the president’s drag on their electoral ambitions.
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papaesoco.bsky.social @papaesoco.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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The Politics of the Abyss: MAGA, Moral Rot, and the Struggle for the Future
From Pete Hegseth’s vision of future warfare to the erosion of democratic institutions, systemic cruelty is becoming an ordinary instrument of power.
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papaesoco.bsky.social @papaesoco.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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Major Jason Watson, Trump, and the Military’s Duty to Defy Illegal Orders
The Air Force officer who called for Trump’s removal has forced a crucial debate over military obedience, constitutional duty, war crimes, and the limits of presidential power.
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papaesoco.bsky.social @papaesoco.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
The insidious reason people still think Trump is honest: NYT columnist www.alternet.org/trump-lies-j... WTF? Who thinks this Liar, Cheater, Traitor, Thief is Honest???
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The insidious reason people still think Trump is honest: NYT columnist
A considerable number of voters still believe that President Donald Trump is honest, despite the mountain of evidence of his lies. And, according to one New York Times columnist, an insidious myth und...
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papaesoco.bsky.social @papaesoco.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Trump's 'stroke' pathways are now 'crossing the brain': psychologist www.alternet.org/trump-cognit...
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Trump's 'stroke' pathways are now 'crossing the brain': psychologist
On Friday evening, a widely cited psychologist noted a number of “concerning” and “strange” behaviors by President Donald Trump, suggesting that the 80-year-old commander-in-chief is experiencing some...
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papaesoco.bsky.social @papaesoco.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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This Filmmaker Exposed Benjamin Netanyahu. Now, He’s Taking On Elon Musk
Alex Gibney sits down with Mehdi to discuss his nearly four-hour long exposé on the world’s richest man.
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papaesoco.bsky.social @papaesoco.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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When is the right time to compare US politics to the Nazi era?
I thought long and hard about this question while writing my new book BACKSLIDE.
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papaesoco.bsky.social @papaesoco.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
RFK Jr. Wants to AI-ify Health Care. Claude Says He’s Full of Sh*t. www.thebulwark.com/p/rfk-jr-wan...
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RFK Jr. Wants to AI-ify Health Care. Claude Says He’s Full of Sh*t.
Kennedy is suddenly bullish on artificial intelligence—so we asked some AI assistants to rate his vaccine claims.
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papaesoco.bsky.social @papaesoco.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
In Texas, Something Seismic Is Happening—and It’s All Trump’s Fault newrepublic.com/article/2160... via @newrepublic.com
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In Texas, Something Seismic Is Happening—and It’s All Trump’s Fault
Thanks to the economy and ICE, Trump has lost Texas Latinos. And James Talarico is developing a humane pro-immigrant message that’s resonating—even in this ultra-Trumpy state.
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papaesoco.bsky.social @papaesoco.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Trump Isn’t Helping Out the Auto Industry. He’s Helping to Tank It. newrepublic.com/article/2159... via @newrepublic.com
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Trump Isn’t Helping Out the Auto Industry. He’s Helping to Tank It.
The Trump administration is touting its recent rollback of Biden-era fuel efficiency standards as a win for American car manufacturers. It couldn’t have things more backward.
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papaesoco.bsky.social @papaesoco.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Trump Personifies the Basic Laws of Human Stupidity newrepublic.com/article/2157... via @newrepublic.com
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Trump Personifies the Basic Laws of Human Stupidity
How a 50-year-old treatise by an Italian economic historian makes sense of our utterly senseless moment
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papaesoco.bsky.social @papaesoco.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
jojofromjerz.substack.com/p/i-was-drun... The Cornell “7” rape story has been excruciatingly difficult for me to talk or write about. It’s very, very late as I edit this.
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I Was Drunk. I Was Raped.
Both Things Can Be True At The Same Time.
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papaesoco.bsky.social @papaesoco.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Why You Must Care About the Ballroom www.thebulwark.com/p/why-you-mu...
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Why You Must Care About the Ballroom
Trump is defying Congress and robbing the American people to build it.
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papaesoco.bsky.social @papaesoco.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
robertreich.substack.com/p/sunday-tho... The last time Kansas elected a Democrat to the Senate was 1932.
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Sunday thought: What’s Up With Kansas?
The power of kitchen-table economics
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papaesoco.bsky.social @papaesoco.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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Weekend Update #205: Russia’s Strategy In Two Words: “War Crimes”
Operation Vivaldi, Even More Robots; The Trump-Putin Quid Pro Quo
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papaesoco.bsky.social @papaesoco.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
🎯 Indeed Truth Matters 💯
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Paul Eric @pauleric70.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
🇵🇸 Christian woman Maisa Abu Daoud and her daughter, Mary, were killed overnight when Israel struck their residential apartment in western Gaza City while they were asleep. The Greek Orthodox Church in Gaza mourned the mother and daughter following the massacre. 💔😢💔😢🤬🇮🇱🤬🤬🤬🤬🥲🇮🇱♾️
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Paul Eric @pauleric70.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
🇮🇱🇵🇸 Psychopath Danielle Weiss did her best to defend STEALING Palestinian land during an interview... “You don’t have the full picture. Settlers do not wake up in the morning and do not go wait for sundown to attack… Why should we wake up in the morning and think about violence? Why?
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